Lemon Eating Rats

Rats are known for eating just about anything, but lemons? When a resident noticed the peels of the lemons on their lemon tree were missing, they went looking for answers. An expert thinks the likely culprit is rats since rats in the United States and Australia have been known to eat lemon peels.

Answer: This is most likely rats. I have not seen nor has it been reported to me directly but several reports in the U.S. and Australia attribute the eating of lemon peels but not the pulp to rats. This can happen to fruit on the tree or on the ground …